Hello, and welcome! My name is Karolyn Paige Rideout-Guptill, but I go by Paige. I am, as of March 16, 2014, twenty years of age. I am a woman who loves working with my hands, something I have always loved since I was a small child. A few interesting things of note about me:
-I love reading. My favourite book is written by John Wyndham entitled The Chrysalids.
-I am a fan of Dreamworks How to Train Your Dragon, based on the series by Cressida Cowell of the same name.
-I have dirty blonde-brown hair and blue eyes.
-I have a form of high-functioning autism called Asperger's Syndrome. I was diagnosed at the age of thirteen, which answered a lot of questions I had.
-I am an avid writer, and am currently working on a novel that I hope to one day publish.
I believe anyone can create beautiful works of art. My inspiration comes from anything that leaves most people annoyed, but for me makes me wonder. For example, when some people see a fellow person singing on the streets, they see someone who is desperate for attention, homeless, or otherwise in a bad situation. I, however, see the human behind the pain, and it inspires me to create anything that represents beauty from a trying time. To quote an ancient Chinese proverb, "The flower that blooms in adversity, is the most rare and beautiful of all."
